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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
MC_PLAN_CBSA_CD
A code signifying whether the Managed Care Organization's (MCO) service area falls into one or more metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas; most recent in the calendar year.
Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (metro and micro areas) are geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The term "Core Based Statistical Area" (CBSA) is a collective term for both metro and micro areas. A metro area contains a core urban area of 50,000 or more population, and a micro area contains an urban core of at least 10,000 (but less than 50,000) population. Each metro or micro area consists of one or more counties and includes the counties containing the core urban area, as well as any adjacent counties that have a high degree of social and economic integration (as measured by commuting to work) with the urban core.
| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
| 1 | The MCO’s service area falls partially or entirely inside one or more metropolitan areas. |
| 2 | The MCO’s service area falls partially or entirely inside one or more micropolitan areas, but not within any metropolitan areas. |
| 3 | The MCO’s service area falls entirely outside of all metropolitan and micropolitan areas. |
| Null/missing | Unknown/Missing |
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas based on published standards. The standards for defining the areas are reviewed and revised once every ten years, prior to each decennial census. Between censuses, the definitions are updated annually to reflect the most recent Census Bureau population estimates. The current definitions are as of August 2017.
The value was chosen using the last-best method for values from the monthly TAF (calendar year).
Source: T-MSIS Annual Managed Care Plan TAF